Whatever can be played to the hilt is, so that Ms. Adams's more enjoyable bursts of layered language are given little breathing room.
That implies there might be something smug in the modern usage, as well as a hint of enjoyable transgression in using language that is not "politically correct".
And Hunter Rawlings, president of the Association of American Universities, put the case for pleasure, arguing that speaking another language was enjoyable for its own sake.
'Sadly our numbers at A-level have declined, partly because the pool of youngsters taking GCSE is smaller despite our efforts and partly because they have not found learning languages an enjoyable experience and are not wanting to continue with them at university,' says Clarissa Williams, the school's head teacher and president of the National Association of Head Teachers.
Most of the students were learning because it was enjoyable and they found the language beautiful.
THE DIRECTOR: It's like — Moment to moment, you're so — It is so enjoyable to watch people say language like that.
"An overriding objective is to make language learning more enjoyable, more effective, and by linking it to the development of another life skill, more educational too," said Prof Seedhouse.
This column is dedicated to a few of the things that make working with language easier and more enjoyable.
It's as enjoyable to play in a different language as it is to play someone from a different time period or a different region of the United States.
Children quickly learn that one of the most enjoyable things you can do with language is to play with its sounds, words, grammar - and spelling.
DailyThem.es is a social writing platform that wants to help English learners improve their language skills in an enjoyable and non-intimidating way.
